How far will Trump go?

It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington.White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

January 14, 2026

OTTAWA—United States President Donald Trump must be really worried about what’s in the yet-unseen Jeffrey Epstein files to stage a military takeover of a sideshow like Venezuela.

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